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Ken Campbell | |
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| Born | Kenneth Victor Campbell 10 December 1941 |
| Died | 31 August 2008 (aged 66) Loughton, Essex, England |
| Education | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
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| Years active | 1961–2008 |
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| Children | Daisy |
Kenneth Victor Campbell (10 December 1941 – 31 August 2008) was an English actor, writer and director known for his work in experimental theatre.[1] He has been called "a one-man dynamo of British theatre".[2]
Campbell achieved notoriety in the 1970s for his nine-hour adaptation of the science-fiction trilogy Illuminatus! and his 22-hour staging of Neil Oram's play cycle The Warp. The Guinness Book of Records listed the latter as the longest play in the world.[3][4]
The Independent said that, "In the 1990s, through a series of sprawling monologues packed with arcane information and freakish speculations on the nature of reality, he became something approaching a grand old man of the fringe, though without ever discarding his inner enfant terrible."[5] The Times labelled Campbell a one-man whirlwind of comic and surreal performance.[6]
Michael Coveney, in an obituary in The Guardian, described him as "one of the most original and unclassifiable talents in the British theatre of the past half-century. A genius at producing shows on a shoestring and honing the improvisational capabilities of the actors who were brave enough to work with him."[7] The artistic director of the Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse said, "He was the door through which many hundreds of kindred souls entered a madder, braver, brighter, funnier and more complex universe."[8]
- ^ Hanman, Natalie (1 September 2008). "Improv king Ken Campbell dies". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 1 September 2008.
- ^ Discover How to Gather Riches Along With Cheap Ray Ban. "Ken Campbell | The Scope". Thescope.ca. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- ^ Ian Shuttleworth. "THE WARP: Introduction". Compulink.co.uk. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
- ^ "World's longest play. Neil Oram The Warp". Thelongestlistofthelongeststuffatthelongestdomainnameatlonglast.com. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
- ^ "Ken Campbell: Actor, writer and director famed for his epic plays and one-man shows - Obituaries, News". The Independent. London. 3 September 2008. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
- ^ "Ken Campbell oneman whirlwind of comic and surreal performances". The Times. London. 2 September 2008. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ Coveney, Michael (1 September 2008). "Obituary: Ken Campbell | Stage | guardian.co.uk". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
- ^ "Ken Campbell: A Tribute". Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse Theatres. 4 September 2008. Archived from the original on 25 September 2008. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
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